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Did Simon Willard put a mark on his Banjo clocks and where was this mark and what did it look like?
Here is a site that sheds light on the history of the Banjo Clocks, included is an excerpt:
First in time, scarcity, and price (then as now) came the "banjo clock" of the Willard family. Simon Willard of Roxbury, Massachusetts, patented in 1802 a kind of wall clock that was usually cased by the maker himself in a banjo-shaped housing, the part for the movement nearly always round; the neck flaring toward the bottom, because the pendulum needed room to swing; and the bottom either round or rectangular. Occasionally the neck would carry a lyre-shaped front. Since these were "timepieces," with no striking mechanism, they ran by one weight, which hung down behind the pendulum. Banjo clocks were expensive when first made, partly, no doubt, because they were never sold uncased. Today they command so much money in the antique trade that all kinds of monkeyshines are profitable. Among the easiest is adding a maker's name. Many banjo clocks were not signed, perhaps, as Carl Dreppard has suggested in his book on American clocks, because they infringed on Simon Willard's patent; what more tempting, then, than to double their value by merely lettering S. WILLARD, PATENT On the panel? * http://www.oldandsold.com/articles02/article1104.shtml
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When was Clocks Are Like People created?
Clocks Are Like People was created on 2006-08-07.
What is claw hammer banjo?
A clawhammer banjo, is a form of playing a banjo, in which your hand is held like a claw and the strings are down picked.
What is the role of a banjo?
I've never had a banjo, but I can tell you this: Banjo's are like country guitars. They look like a tambourine with a stick attached to it. In most comics, movies, television shows, and other things, the banjo is played by country folk, or hicks.
Does the lute sound like the banjo?
yes it does
Is a banjo a chord instrument?
a banjo is more country - like than a guitar. plus,you can plug in a guitar.
What is a banjo uke?
A banjo uke is another term for a banjolele, a four-stringed musical instrument with a body like a banjo but a neck fretted like a ukulele.
When was Clocks Are Like People created?
Clocks Are Like People was created on 2006-08-07.
What is claw hammer banjo?
A clawhammer banjo, is a form of playing a banjo, in which your hand is held like a claw and the strings are down picked.
Do you have a 1-800?
1-800-4Clocks sells lots of clocks including brands like Howard Miller, Kieninger Clocks, Hermle Clocks, Ridgeway Clocks & more. Shop the large selection of grandfather clocks, wall clocks and mantel clocks selections. cutt.ly/Ih9X6Lc
Can you use banjo picks on a guitar to make it sound more like a banjo?
yes you can
What is the role of a banjo?
I've never had a banjo, but I can tell you this: Banjo's are like country guitars. They look like a tambourine with a stick attached to it. In most comics, movies, television shows, and other things, the banjo is played by country folk, or hicks.
How has technology improved the banjo over the years?
Actually, when I think of the banjo, I think of the Old West. A banjo is sort of like a round guitar.
What instrument do boys like?
BANJO!
Do any brands make new clocks that look like antiques?
Yes, there are clocks that have been made as replicas of antique clocks.
What is a banjo?
A banjo is a stringed musical instrument with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck.
Banjo how is the sound produced?
The banjo has strings which are usually plucked rather than strummed like a guitar.
How are clocks and humans alike?
Clocks are personified to have several of the same features as humans. For example, clocks have a face and two hands, like humans do. Clocks can also be grandfathers!Clocks and people can't go back in time.
